When can you vote as an author during the General Members’ Meeting?

You are granted voting rights at Buma and/or Stemra if you:

• Have an exploitation contract with Buma and/or Stemra, and
• Have earned an average income of €356 (2025) per year from Buma and/or Stemra over the past three years.

You lose your voting rights if:

• Your exploitation contract is terminated, or
• The total income over the past five years is less than €1,424 (2025). This five-year period starts from the moment you obtained voting rights. Once you have voting rights, you will keep them for at least five years unless your exploitation contract is terminated within that period.

Each year in January, it is determined whether a member meets the above conditions. If you gain or lose voting rights, you will receive a letter from Buma and/or Stemra. If you don’t meet the conditions but are still within the five-year period of voting rights, you will not lose your voting rights.